5-year-old girl hospitalized after being shot in the back inside a vehicle in the Bronx: police
A 5-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after she was shot in the back inside a vehicle in the Bronx Friday night, according to police. Sonia Rincon has the breaking details.
5-year-old girl hospitalized after being shot in the back inside a vehicle in the Bronx: police
BRONX, New York (WABC) -- A 5-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after she was shot in the back inside a vehicle in the Bronx Friday night, according to police.
The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. on East 214th Street and White Plains Road.
Police say the victim was in sitting in the back of an older model Nissan Maxima when she was shot.
There was one bullet hole visible on the back of the car.
The 5-year-old girl was taken to Montefiore Medical Center where she is in stable condition.
"The father had the little girl, holding her and he was going crazy," witness Zolia Peguero said. "He was saying, 'my daughter, my kid, my kid, help, help,' and then the policeman came."
It's unknown what led up to the shooting.
No arrests have been made.
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Source: WABC-TV
